Apply for a discount based on the status of your property

Exemption classes under which a property may be exempt from Council Tax

(The term unoccupied means that the property is nobody’s main home.)

Property in disrepair discount - (formerly Class A)

Property in disrepair discount:

A dwelling which is unoccupied and unfurnished. The dwelling must be undergoing major repair work to the main structure of the building or be extensive in nature. It does not include modernisation, refurbishment, plastering, rewiring or the installation/replacement of bathrooms and kitchens, but does include any of the following alterations:

• Any alteration involving the rebuilding or demolition of the whole or part of an external or internal loadbearing wall (including chimney breasts and chimney stacks)
• Replacing, or alteration of, any roof timbers
• Replacing, or turning, of all or a substantial amount of roof slates/tiles
• Replacing any door or window lintel
• Replacing any floor joists
• Replacing floorboards or stone flags or re-concreting in whole or substantial part of one or more rooms
• Replacing or moving whole or substantial part of staircase

A 100% discount can be applied for a maximum period of one month, from the start date of the alterations. A 0% discount can be applied for a further 11 months. This means the full Council Tax charge will be payable, but the charge will not be subject to empty premiums for this period.

Apply with our property in disrepair application form. You must include the date work started and upload evidence of the works being undertaken. Please note that photos alone will not be sufficient for us to award a discount. You should provide surveyors reports, builders estimates or other proof of condition in order that an assessment can be made.

Class B

A dwelling owned by a charitable organisation, which is unoccupied and has been so for a period of less than six months. To qualify for this exemption, the dwelling must have been last occupied in furtherance of the objects of the charity.
Apply for a charitable exemption.

Class C

Category C has been removed from 1 April 2016.

Class D

An unoccupied dwelling which would, if not for a person being detained in a prison, hospital or other place by a Court Order, be the property at which they would be liable for Council Tax as their main residence. In the case of a tenant, the exemption will end when the tenancy ends.

To apply: contact the Disregards Team on 01274 437715

Class E

An unoccupied dwelling where the owner or the tenant lived in the property before becoming a resident patient in a hospital, nursing or care home. In the case of a tenant, the exemption will end when the tenancy ends.

To apply: contact the Disregards Team on 01274 437715

Class F

A dwelling which has been unoccupied since the owner or tenant died, and the person who would be liable to pay the Council Tax would be so only in their capacity as a personal representative (this means that the ownership of the property cannot be considered to reside with any living person or entity). The exemption lasts whilst no grant of probate or letters of administration has been obtained, and for six months after such a grant, provided that the property remains within the estate and does not pass to another person or entity.
Where the tenancy continues after the death of the tenant, the exemption lasts until the tenancy is terminated.

To apply: please contact Council Tax billing team on 01274 437866

Class G

An unoccupied dwelling which may not be occupied by law, or by action taken under powers conferred by any Act of Parliament, with a view to prohibiting its occupation or to acquiring it (eg Compulsory Purchase Order).

To apply: complete our online Council Tax exemption form.

Class H

An unoccupied dwelling which will be occupied by a minister of religion as a residence from which to perform the duties of their office.

To apply: complete our online Council Tax exemption form.

Class I

An unoccupied dwelling where the owner or the tenant lived in the property before going to live at another place (not in a hospital or residential home) to receive personal care, because of old age, disablement or illness. In the case of a tenant, the exemption will end when the tenancy ends.

Apply for an exemption: unoccupied dwelling, receiving care elsewhere.

Class J

An unoccupied dwelling where the owner or tenant lived in the property before going to live in another place to provide personal care, for another person who is either elderly, disabled or suffering from some illness.

Apply for an exemption: unoccupied dwelling, providing care elsewhere.

In the case of a tenant, the exemption will end when the tenancy ends.

Class K

An unoccupied dwelling where the person who would be liable to pay the Council Tax is a student who was the last occupier of the dwelling; and who has been a student for the whole of the period since leaving the dwelling (or has become a student within six weeks of leaving).

To apply: complete our online Council Tax exemption form.

Class L

An unoccupied dwelling which has been repossessed.

To apply: complete our general contact form - make sure you upload evidence of repossession.

Class M

Student Halls of Residence owned by an educational or charitable body.

To apply: contact the Disregards Team on 01274 437715

Class N

A dwelling which is occupied only by students; or

1. Students and their spouses and/or dependants who are not British citizens and who by law may not take paid employment or claim benefits, and/or
2. Young people who have left school or college after 1 May in any year. The exemption for these people will last only until 31 October of the same year.

To apply: complete the online student discount application form which can be found on our student discounts page..

Class O

Armed forces accommodation owned by the Government.

To apply: contact the Disregards Team on 01274 437715

Class P

A dwelling where the person liable to pay the Council Tax has a relevant association with a Visiting Force.

To apply: contact the Disregards Team on 01274 437715

Class Q

An unoccupied dwelling which is the responsibility of a trustee in bankruptcy.

To apply: please contact Council Tax billing team on 01274 437866

Class R

A pitch or a mooring not currently occupied by a caravan or boat.

To apply: complete our online Council Tax exemption form.

Class S

A dwelling occupied only by young people under the age of 18.

To apply: complete our online Council Tax exemption form.

Class T

An unoccupied dwelling which is part of another dwelling, (eg an annex or granny flat) and which may not be let separately from the other dwelling, without a breach of planning control. The same person must be liable to pay the Council Tax for both parts of the property.

Apply for an exemption: unoccupied annex.

Class U

A dwelling which is occupied only by people who are severely mentally impaired, or a combination of people who are severely mentally impaired or students, who would otherwise be liable to pay the Council Tax.

To apply: contact the Disregards Team on 01274 437715

Class V

A dwelling where the person liable to pay the Council Tax is a Foreign Diplomat, and is not a British citizen, a British subject, or a permanent resident of the United Kingdom.

To apply: contact the Disregards Team on 01274 437715

Class W

A self-contained part of a property occupied by a dependant relative of the person who lives in another self-contained part of the same property (eg an annex or granny flat and a main house). To be considered a dependant relative they must be a relative of the owner of the property whether by blood or marriage (this includes couples living together as husband and wife and civil partnerships) and be either: 

• aged 65 years or over, or
• severely mentally impaired or
• substantially and permanently disabled

The dependent relative does not need to be liable to pay the Council Tax. Council Tax will continue to be due on the other parts or part of the property.

Apply for an exemption: dependant relative living in an annex.

Care leavers

From 1 April 2022, young people who were being looked after by Bradford Council at the point they turned 18 and have now left care can be exempt from paying Council Tax up to the age of 25. This exemption applies up to the end of the financial year in which the care leaver reaches the age of 25.

Before 1 April 2022 different rules applied regarding the discounts that were available to former care leavers. You can find out further information from your Through Care Key Worker.